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Leon

lee-on; Leh-on; Lay-on
Greek variation of Leo
"lion"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Wed Oct 15 2025

Leon Origin and Meaning

Variation of Leonard
# 141 in the US

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Leon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Leon

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Famous People Named Leon

  • Leon Leonwood Bean
    founder of L.L. Bean
  • Leon Battista Alberti
    Italian Renaissance man
  • Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks
    American country music singer of duo Brooks & Dunn
  • Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein)
    Russian revolutionary
  • Leon Curtis Frierson
    American actor/comedian
  • Leon Lastarza Lafayette Lorenzo Hall
    American NFL football player
  • Leon Edward Panetta
    former U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • Leon Preston Robinson IV
    American actor
  • Leon Spinks
    American boxer
  • Leon G. Thomas III
    American actor, record producer, songwriter, and singer
  • Leon Dewitt Washington
    American football player
  • Leon Williams
    American football player
  • Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges)
    American musician
  • Leon James "Lee" DeWyze
    American singer,songwriter
  • Leon Brittan
    former English MP
  • Leon Frank Sylvers III
    American singer,songwriter
  • Todd Michael "Leon" Bridges
    American gospel/soul singer
  • Leon Frank Czolgosz
    American anarchist who assassinated U.S. President William McKinley
  • Leon Bailey
    Jamaican professional footballer
  • Leon Jackson
    Scottish singer, winner of The X Factor 2007
  • Leon Oliveira Martins aka Coisa de Nerd
    Brazilian YouTuber
  • LÉON
    stage name of Swedish singer,songwriter Lotta Lindgren
  • Léon Bruel (b. 2005)
    son of singer Patrick Bruel
  • Leon (b. 2010)
    son of singer Zhana Bergendorff
  • Leon von Fürstenberg (b. 2012)
    son of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg and Ali Kay
  • Leon Kroos (b. 2013)
    son of footballer Toni Kroos
  • Leon Castro (b. 2013)
    son of actress Mercedes Scápola and Mariano Castro
  • Leon Alexandre Biaggi
    son of motorcyclist Max Biaggi and beauty queen Eleonora Pedron
  • Leon Bell
    son of guitarist Andy Bell of Oasis and singer Idha Övelius
  • Leon Alexander Krull
    son of singers Liv Kristine and Alexander Krull of Atrocity
  • Leon Kostelić (b. 2016)
    son of skier Ivica Kostelić
  • Knox Leon Jolie
    Pitt, son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
  • Leon Bridges
    American singer-songwriter

The name Leon in Pop Culture

  • Léon Montana
    main character in 1994 film "Léon: The Professional"
  • Leon Black
    character played by JB Smoove on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
  • Leon Scott Kennedy
    main character in the Resident Evil series
  • Leon Phelps
    The Ladies Man, character played by Tim Meadows on TV's "Saturday Night Live" and in a 2000 movie
  • Leon Vance
    a character on TV's "NCIS"
  • Leon Kompowsky
    character who impersonated Michael Jackson (voiced by the real Michael Jackson), in an episode of "The Simpsons"
  • Leon
    character in movie "Eloise at the Plaza"
  • Leon
    character in The Fast and the Furious series
  • Sir Leon
    knight in Arthurian legends
  • Leon Grey
    main character in the series "Birthmarked" by Caragh M. O'Brien
  • Leon
    Reborn's pet chameleon in the manga and anime, 'Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'
  • Leon
    a former dragon priest and eligible bachelor in the 3DS game Rune Factory 4
  • LEON
    English Vocaloid
  • Leon
    character in TV series, "Canimals".
  • Kings of Leon
    American Rock Band
  • León
    former Spanish kingdom

International Variations of the name Leon

  • Léonce
    French
  • Leonid
    Russian
  • Leonti
    Slavic
  • Leoncio
    Spanish
  • Léon
    French
  • Leonzio
    Italian
  • Leone
    Italian
  • Leos
    Slavic
  • Leo
    German

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